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Host Mailha Yang and videographer Rich Enos capture elements for an upcoming episode.

  KVIE's programming philosophy is to air and create programs that reflect the community back to itself. In doing so, our productions reflect our rich history, introduce us to the people and places in the present, and help us plan for the future.

In addition to our productions America's Heartland, California Heartland, Central Valley Chronicles, and California Connected, we are proud of the range of relevant, compelling and diverse programs that we've produced this year.

And, we're particularly proud that we earned 10 Emmy Awards in 2004, more than any other station in our market.

 

Frontier House

Reality television - PBS style. The idea for such a venture sprung out of a popular series THE 1900 HOUSE, which was shown on PBS last year. In that series, the Bowler family volunteered to travel back in time to the era of Victorian Britain, spending three months living every detail: no electricity, shampoo, or aspirin. Instead, they struggled with gas lighting, a range stove with a mind of its own, whalebone corsets, and a new set of family values. Their fascinating encounter with the past stirred a lot of interest, and many people contacted us to ask if a period of American history could be explored in such a way.

THE FRONTIER HOUSE will do just that. This time, three families or family groups (brothers, sisters, cousins, and individuals are all welcome to apply) are going to time travel back to the days of the Wild West, living as settlers did in on the frontier back in the 1880s. No one will pretend it will be easy, but their story should give us a vivid picture of how far we have come, maybe even a little of what we have lost along the way.

Visit the Frontier House Web site